an error prevents the slideshow showing in my photo gallery

After that I updated my computer with the vista package 1 I can't see my photos as my as slide show or screen saver

Jennifer24 Hello,

Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Community Forum.

I searched and found that several others were having the same issue as you are.

Here are some suggestions of these forums:

(1) before any changes it is recommended to back up your files and then put a restore point from the system if necessary, you can restore to a previous state.

To create a manually restore point:

Click Start.

Right click on my computer.

Select Properties.

In the task on the left pane, click System Protection.

Select a disk (place check mark in the box if it is not already) in the list, usually C: and click Create.

Type a name to identify this restore point (e.g. "prior to the update of the pilot").

Click on the button create.

When you are finished, Windows opens a window indicating that the restore point was created successfully.

(2) your card video must have a certain amount of memory shipped with DirectX 9 support for slideshow screensavers work. It is recommended to have a video card with 128 MB of video memory that supports shader 2.0 pixel for Photo Search screen to work.
DirectX is a technology that manages all the graphics technology in the presentation of the office system and Visual effects.

So, you will need to have a video card updated with the latest updated drivers GUI to render successfully.

Go to the manufacturer of your video card and the search for driver downloads. Download the most recent driver to install.

(3) change the power settings for the best plan for your configuration. Balanced, high performance or energy saver.

  • Open Power Options by clicking the Start button, click on the Control Panel, clicking system and Maintenance, and then clicking Power Options.
  • According to the plan that you want to change, click on change plan settings.
  • The parameters of change for the plan page, choose the display settings and the sleep that you want to use when your computer is running on battery (mobile PC only) and when it is plugged.

(4) the next thing is to look in the folder of Photos for all the shortcuts or other types of media. You can try to remove the video files and clips that are in the folder that you use for the screen saver pictures. This has been known to cause problems with the screensaver and Photo slide shows.

(5) the final step is to update the realtek drivers, if they are on your system. Use the link provided,

http://www.Realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?langid=1&PNid=14&PFID=24&level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GETDOWN=false

At the end of each step, see if the slideshow works. This will help find what question is the cause of your problem.

If please post again and let us know if these measures have contributed to get your slideshow in screensaver running.

Sincerely,

Marilyn
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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